Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-04-21
HOW TO BUILD CITY.

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cereal life. Men who have given any
particular study or thought to this sub
ject understand the arbitsary operations
of these laws and conform to their
natural requirements. Exceptions are
always noted and conceded, not, how
ever, to disprove the uncertainty of the
laws referred to, but, because for unex-
plainable reasons, they exist. One man
may spend lifetime of labor, frugality
and saving and still be poor man at
an advanced age IN life. Another may
be reckless, and improvident and a
spendthrift and come into possession of
a fortune. The citation of these cases
does not prove or even argue, that in
order to succeed in life the course of
the latter should be adapted. A broader
and more comprehensive view of the
practical workings of social and indus
trial laws proves that solid, steady
development is prominently the rule
for success. Peculiar conditions and
unforeseen circumstances have rapidly
and wonderfully transformed individ-
uals and communities from one plain
to another. Suddenly fortune or pow
erty may be preciptated upon man, a
corporation or city quick as
a lightning shaft sweeping the sky,
or an earthquake rocks the landin
it's arms of terror. The measure of
success in the life of man or in the
career of a community is dependent up
on development. Bring out the under
LYING forces of character and raises
them step by step upward and outward,
broadening and lengthening as their ex-
pansive energies receive new impulse
and fresh inspiration from daily Gu
mulative knowledge. Thus human
character is builded and through the
tedious processes of study, through the
intricate avenues of personal application
the great men of all ages, the success
full men of the past and of the present,
| as class and as a rule have been
graduated. So we may apply this code
of reasoning to the growth and building
| up of city. Development is the
great underlying force demanding con-
sideration. 1t is true that an individ-
ual naturally endowed with brains and
common sense is susceptible to growth
in proportion as city is blest with
natural local advantages. Turning our
attention to Caldwell the first question
as to its successful future, sits location.
This is easily answered and every visitor
to this city becomes at once enraptured
with it's beautiful site, and charmed
with the country surrounding it, But,
as before lntimated, these things will
not suffice alone Let us examine
some of the essential elements entering
into a prosperous city. First is pop
ulation, followed by employment. A
large majority of people live by labor
or industry of some kind. Increase the
demand for labor and the question of
population is assured to the required
extent. Now as population increases
in city, consumption follows in due
proportion. AS cities grow and expand,
markets enlarge and as people are
proftably employed so is the demand
for food and all the necessaries of life
increased The farmer brings his pro-
dncts to these markets and finding the
demand equal to his supply he returns
home laden with goods he bid not or
could not raise, or with money IN his
purse as an equivalent. Here then we
are brought face to face with the con-
sumner and producer and now the
question is how to preserve a sure
equilibrium between them. Let US sup
pose Caldwell to be city OF ten thous
and people. How are they employed?
Society naturally divides itself every
where and the make up Of one COM
munity is generally sample of ALL
There are so many merchants, profess
ions, mechanics, laborers, the latter
forming the largest class. Unemploy
ed people produce a stagnation of
business and an unrest in commercial
centers and values. Employment is
the first thing the laborer seeks and
demands and as rule is content and
happy only In its possession. To-day
in this city labor is abundant and
laborers are focking in. So ale new
industries in order to meet the influx of
of population. So far so good, but we
must carry the subject farther. Sup
pose 10000 people should come to this
city to-day, could we accommodate them
with employment? Certainly not.
Now if we are to have the people we
must find the employment, and as we
expect at no distant day to have the
number spoken of, it becomes our i'm
perative duty as city to turn our atten-
ton to the Development of our natural
advantages. We have them here in
greatest abundance, inviting capital and
labor to elevate them from a state of
crudity to one of usefulness and per-
lection. 1t is these great natural re-
sources that inspire the writer to believe
in Caldwell's great future, and that
must appeal to the reason of every
man seeking an investment of his cap
ital. when we turn our attention. to
building Touring mills, foundries, tan
neries, machine shops and manufac
turies. then with the facilities at our
command and at our hand, this city
will receive such an impetus as was
never dreamed of by the most sanguine
of its friends. Thus with city constant